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Growing an indoor edible garden in soil

Growing an indoor edible garden in soil

In this post, we talk about growing an indoor edible garden in soil. In our outdoor garden, growing in good organic soil is our very first choice. In an indoor garden, however, it is not our first choice. Why is that? Success and failure in growing great plants depend mostly on the soil. Good ...

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Planting a Hydroponic Garden

Planting a Hydroponic Garden

All growing starts with planting. Planting a hydroponic garden is no different from conventional soil planting. We love to start our plants from seeds, it is part of the gardening fun. With discovering hydroponics and indoor gardening a whole new gardening world opened up to us. Now planting a ...

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Soil for container gardening and raised beds

Soil For Container Gardening and Raised Beds

In this post, we wanted to address the soil for container gardening and raised beds. With raised beds we mean those that are not attached to the topsoil, they could also be called garden bed containers. What soils to use, how to plant it, so that you get the most benefits and how to re-use container ...

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Growing Figs in Cold Climate

Growing Figs in Cold Climate

This is our first post about growing figs in a cold climate. We get asked a lot about how we grow figs in our cold climate and short growing season, so I want to share our first experiences and as usual, we will add more information as we go. We have had our fig tree now for two summers and have ...

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Growing an indoor edible window garden in water

Growing an indoor edible window garden in water

Growing an indoor edible window garden in water instead of soil opens a whole new world of indoor gardening. Growing plants in water is called hydroponics, here plant nutrients are distributed via water. The word "hydro" simply means water, hence hydroponics. The benefits of growing an indoor ...

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The DIY wicking bed for the greenhouse is a great self watering raised bed. Filled with good soil mix it waters the plants from the bottom up.

Wicking Bed for the Greenhouse

We are in the fourth year of garage greenhouse/growing room growing where we grow food year-round. You can read more about it here. A very important part of a greenhouse is the soil to grow plants in. Since our garage greenhouse, has no soil, we had to come up with a good alternative ...

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The benefits and medicinal uses of Aloe Vera are almost endless, a real must have plant. Here is how to grow, plant, transplant, Aloe Vera in cold climate.

Growing Aloe Vera in Cold Climate

Aloe Vera is one of the most well-known and used medicinal plant. The benefits of Aloe Vera are almost endless, a real must have plant in your garden. But the plant is only hardy to zones 8–11 and loves well drained soil. Not a good fit for a cold climate, to say the least. Still, we too can grow ...

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How to grow in grow bags, made of breathable fabric. It is the aeration that makes grow bags superior to other container gardening. Find out about the soil, water and fertilizing.

How to Grow in Grow Bags

Our first garden was a container garden on a balcony. We had no soil, so container gardening was the way to go for us. It is fun to grow a container garden on a balcony, patio, driveway or in a greenhouse. Containers allow us to grow food without owning a speck of land. Containers are also great for ...

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How to Sew a Grow Bag

How to Sew a Grow Bag

Container gardening is a great way to garden in small spaces, improve your existing soil, or garden where there is no soil at all. Grow bags are a great alternative to containers. They are easy to make, inexpensive, and, unlike containers, grow bags are made of breathable fabric which means superior ...

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Winter growing in Zone 3 and under is different then in warmer zones, but we still can have fresh grown food in the winter using indoor container gardening

Winter Growing in Zone 3

Winter gardening is growing food with some protection in the winter even under snow and temperatures down to zero. It is very cool and I am all for it. However, we live in an area where it is IMPOSSIBLE to grow a traditional winter garden outdoors :(. -40 degrees is just too cold. Too many growers ...

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Growing your own food year round using organic methods. Here you will find many proven gardening tips and ideas.

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